Directions

Parking

Parking is available in the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage. First two hours are free, check the State Preservation Board website for fees charged after two hours. Metered spaces are available on San Jacinto St. and throughout the downtown area. Parking in front of the building on Brazos St. is limited and discouraged. In addition to the handicapped parking spaces in the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage, limited handicapped parking spaces for the Capitol Complex are located in the front of the building on Brazos. St. Public Transit - view Capitol Metro website for schedules.

Google Map of Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives Building Location

Map of Capitol Complex Area - Click on map for a printable PDF version

Map of the 1st and 2nd Floor Public Service Areas Inside the Building - Click on map for a printable PDF version

Please note

We do require all visitors to sign in at our lobby welcome desk. We request that visitors to our three public service areas place belongings in lockers located in the reception area or in the Original Documents Reading Room.These free lockers are secured by individual keys for the privacy and safety of your belongings. The interior dimensions of the lockers are 17.5” deep and 10.5” wide and can accommodate items of up to 5’ in length. You may use your laptop computer and our free WiFi, or sign on to the desktop computers provided for your free use.

You may consume food and drinks in our patron’s lounge on the first floor behind our reception area. The lounge contains snack and cold-drink vending machines. In the interest of protecting our valuable documents and resources, we do not allow consumption of food or beverages elsewhere. See our Before You Visit page and our Patron Guidelines page.